The Official NBA Season Thread: Season Starts Now

[lawdog1]

Yeah, the Pacers have no chance in this series if Nembhard is the primary defender on Brunson.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Spoiler

osh kosh bosh I more I think of it the more I think that your plan only works if it goes further

Co-branding is not enough to counter the bigger issues the WNBA has, and for you to get the benefit of it, the teams need be around for a while.

So for it to work, the WNBA would have to be fully integrated with the NBA. Same owner groups, subsidized fully in bad times so franchises don't fold. So that way the WNBA can build its brand even in bad times so it can take advantage of the good times. Give the league the security women's college teams have.

So they would have to go all in, so see whatever benefits. Or else all the bad issues that hurt the NBA would just wash everything away.

But I think doing that introduces a bunch of business and CBA issues that Stern and company understandably didn't want to deal with.

Just co-branding isn't enough if the WNBA has to deal with the free market

 

[Based Jesus]

Nembhard being anywhere near Brunson is coaching malpractice

 

[ballinsam23]

Brunson byke

 

[Mark Antony]

I wonder how much money Yo Gotti made off "down in the DM".

 

[lawdog1]

Nembhard being anywhere near Brunson is coaching malpractice

You can see it on his face that Brunson is seeing Nembhard exactly like this -

 

[picasso swerve]

Vince Carter on Inside?

Bout to take a nap. Bro is so dull.

 

[ballinsam23]

TJ ford doing ATT commercials

 

[B Sox]

Why couldn’t they have just kept the earlier times for tonight??

 

[pdino]

Liked the adjustment by Thibs to go Mcbride over precious in the starting lineup.

Thibs going small in 2024 was not on my bingo card

 

[aepps20]

You can see it on his face that Brunson is seeing Nembhard exactly like this -

Does this chicken have Mumbo sauce to reflect the mumbo sauce mentality

 

[ALNotSure]

down to 7

 

[dman14]

Pacers got to keep it close like 20 or below so thibs don't pull his starters.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Spoiler

osh kosh bosh I more I think of it the more I think that your plan only works if it goes further

Co-branding is not enough to counter the bigger issues the WNBA has, and for you to get the benefit of it, the teams need be around for a while.

So for it to work, the WNBA would have to be fully integrated with the NBA. Same owner groups, subsidized fully in bad times so franchises don't fold. So that way the WNBA can build its brand even in bad times so it can take advantage of the good times. Give the league the security women's college teams have.

So they would have to go all in, so see whatever benefits. Or else all the bad issues that hurt the NBA would just wash everything away.

But I think doing that introduces a bunch of business and CBA issues that Stern and company understandably didn't want to deal with.

Just co-branding isn't enough if the WNBA has to deal with the free market

Spoiler

I think the would have been the ideal way to go tbh, but i will concede Im not sure Stern would have had the juice to pull that off.

but forcing or incentivizing a certain number of teams to own operate WNBA franchises would have been ideal. maybe you get a couple extra points of revenue sharing.

WNBA loses money on paper, but ultimately it's not that much money and I think it's more than worth it as a marketing and PR vehicle.

IMO Stern was smart for doing this in the first place, and with or without the co branding I think it's cool that it's starting to bear fruit.

 

[ALNotSure]

Back to 16 lol

 

[elpablo21]

osh kosh bosh gotta be the league leader in rabbit hole percentage on NT

I salute the Rudy one though fa sho

 

[Brosizzlew30.23]

I wonder if we’ll ever get a revolutionary shot blocker that catches the ball in the air with one hand as opposed to just swatting it.

We already had him in the 80s, his name was Barkley

 

[elpablo21]

This score is making me lowkey mad Nembhard hit that 3 in Game 3

 

[Blue Mamba]

So is Halliburton point shaving or something?

 

[Coupé It]

I don’t know how anyone can watch Brunson at 6 feet tall doing what he’s doing and hate on the man.

His balance, footwork, skill, difficult shotmaking, etc - it’s art.

If you don’t respect what he does out there you don’t love this game.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Drug test white Dante

 

[ny mavurs]

Donte not having it!

 

[Cashflow]

the Pacers are some mental midgets

 

[dman14]

donte getting tossed for that

 

[moonman818]

Turner fake tough guy